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Pregunta: ¿El templo funciona como una forma de "adoración a los antepasados"?
Pregunta: ¿El templo funciona como una forma de "adoración a los antepasados"?
Baptism for the dead does not in any way represent "ancestor worship"
Critics Jerald and Sandra Tanner claim that Church members' "obsession with the dead approaches very close to ancestral worship." In support of this, they quote Elder Adney Y. Komatsu, Assistant to the Council of the Twelve, Ensign May 1976, p.102. The critics wish to show that baptism for the dead is a form of "ancestor worship." In order to accomplish this, they extract phrases from a story told by Elder Komatsu about a couple that wished to be married, but were denied permission by the boy's parents. The use of genealogical research was the key that opened the door to allowing the couple to eventually be married. The authors carefully extract the phrases that they want to use, thereby making it impossible to see what Elder Komatsu was actually talking about. Baptism for the dead does not in any way represent "ancestor worship," and the authors had to search pretty hard to find a quote that they could butcher sufficiently to support this conclusion.
| Reference | Original quote... | Mined quote... | Use of sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Changing World of Mormonism p. 517. "This obsession with the dead approaches very close to ancestral worship." | Elder Adney Y. Komatsu, Assistant to the Council of the Twelve, Ensign May 1976, p.102 |
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